Solihull news

• Most read: German Market attack, boundaries row, Grand Central Christmas gifts

  15-12-2015 23:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Tuesday, December 15
  
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• Derek Junior Myers murder: Police bid to close pool hall where victim had been customer

  15-12-2015 22:00
  
  Police want to close Soho Hill venue after double shooting left one dead and another man seriously injured
  
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• Birmingham tattoo artist has face of Peep Show's Mark Corrigan inked on his leg

  15-12-2015 22:00
  
  What do you think of this lasting tribute to the Channel 4 Peep Show character?
  
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• Communities react with anger over proposed council boundary changes in Erdington, Hall Green and Jewellery Quarter

  15-12-2015 21:00
  
  After Moseley, more historic parts of city are carved up under new council ward map issued by the Local Government Boundary Commission
  
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• Bodies from ancient churchyard may be dug up in pub expansion plan in Sutton Coldfield

  15-12-2015 20:00
  
  Remains set to be exhumed if scheme is approved
  
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• CCTV appeal after money stolen from elderly man at Smethwick supermarket

  15-12-2015 19:15
  
  Police issue footage of suspect after £300 stolen from elderly man at Aldi store on Bearwood Road
  
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• 'I'm proud to be a Brummie' says education campaign hero Malala Yousafzai

  15-12-2015 18:55
  
  The Nobel-prize winning student who was shot by the Taliban speaks of her pride in Birmingham and gratitude to the UK.
  
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• Gang arrested minutes after raid on Darlaston supermarket

  15-12-2015 18:00
  
  Four suspects wearing tights over their faces held by police after staff threatened in early hours raid at Asda store
  
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• Asda robbery: Suspects wore tights over faces arrested minutes after supermarket raid

  15-12-2015 18:00
  
  Four suspects wearing tights over their faces held by police after staff threatened in early hours raid at Asda store
  
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• Fire engines could be taken off roads if budget cuts continue, warns top fire chief

  15-12-2015 17:00
  
  West Midlands Chief Fire Officer Phil Loach said further cuts would affect emergency response times
  
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• THE G4 OWNERS CLUB HEAD TO SOLIHULL TO SAY FAREWELL - Land Rover Owner International Magazine

  15-12-2015 16:28 via
  Land Rover Owner International Magazine
  THE G4 OWNERS CLUB HEAD TO SOLIHULL TO SAY FAREWELL
  Land Rover Owner International Magazine
  A visit to Solihull has to be high on the bucket list of any Land Rover enthusiast, especially if they've ever owned a Defender. With only a few weeks of production remaining the G4 owners club decided it was time to make that pilgrimage. With a date ...
  

• Moseley Village 'not in Moseley' under controversial political boundary changes

  15-12-2015 16:00
  
  Moseley residents react with fury over Boundary Commission proposals they say will 'rip the heart' out of the area.
  
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• When are the refuse collections in Birmingham over Christmas?

  15-12-2015 15:11
  
  All that food, drink and wrapping paper means a lot more rubbish is created at Christmas - so when are the binmen coming?
  
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• Penicillin allergy pensioner died at Stafford Hospital after safety breaches, court is told

  15-12-2015 15:03
  
  77-year-old died from brain damage
  
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• Huge increase in SOS calls from West Midland people facing homelessness

  15-12-2015 14:30
  
  8,000 made homeless last year
  
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• Yardley MP 'setting record straight' over reaction to 'stab' comment

  15-12-2015 14:29
  
  In witty response Labour MP Jess Phillips suggests people shouldn't take her 'stab Corbyn in the front' comment literally.
  
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• Police appeal after firework incident at Birmingham tower block

  15-12-2015 14:11
  
  They are seeking a man following incident in Ladywood
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover raises Formula One hopes with major motorsport step

  15-12-2015 14:01
  
  The car giant will enter a Jaguar team into the FIA Formula E championship from next year - raising hopes of a Grand Prix return
  
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• Student leader Bashir Osman drowned after being swept away in river tragedy

  15-12-2015 14:00
  
  His body was found down stream where attempts by friend to revive him failed
  
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• £250,000 of assets seized from couple in drugs gang led by John Anslow

  15-12-2015 14:00
  
  They may also lose their home after police use Proceeds of Crime legislation
  
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• Watch Co-op armed robbery: Violent cousins threatened terrified shoppers with weapons in store raid

  15-12-2015 11:46
  
  Dwaine Keane and Lee Keane get long jail sentences for robbery at Co-op store
  
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• Unruly train passengers booted off Birmingham train

  15-12-2015 11:23
  
  Police called after group became abusive to conductor
  
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• Hollywood turns out in force for the Star Wars World Premiere

  15-12-2015 10:18
  
  The celebrities were joined by an army of Stormtroopers plus C-3PO, R2-D2 and BB-8 for the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
  
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• Collisions and breakdown result in long delays on M42

  15-12-2015 09:52
  
  No-one hurt but long queues after several incidents
  
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• Morning news headlines: Tim Peake flies the flag for Britain on space station trip; Two-thirds of police forces letting down vulnerable victims

  15-12-2015 09:45
  
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• West Midlands Police told to improve child sexual exploitation work in watchdog report

  15-12-2015 07:30
  
  HM Inspectorate of Constabulary says force performance is improving but more still needs to be done
  
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• Public 'in danger from fire service cuts' as firefighters take longer to arrive

  15-12-2015 07:30
  
  The time it takes West Midlands Fire Service to respond to the scene has risen by almost a minute since spending cuts were impose - and more are expected.
  
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• Listed: Birmingham City Council's 77 new wards

  15-12-2015 01:01
  
  The Local Government Boundary Commission's plans for Birmingham City Council's new political boundaries
  
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• Birmingham's political map redrawn with 19 fewer city councillors

  15-12-2015 01:01
  
  New wards for Alum Rock, Garrett's Green, Glebe Farm, Newtown, West Heath and Frankley created in major shake-up  of Birmingham City Council wards.
  
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• Response to release of HMIC Domestic Abuse report, PEEL Vulnerability report and Child Protection Report (Re-inspection)

  15-12-2015 00:00
  West Midlands Police welcomes today’s release of three reports into how they are protecting those who are vulnerable from harm. The reports, carried out by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), on the basis of inspections into the force during the summer of 2015, examine how the force supports those who are at risk from domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation and other harm offences. In creating the reports HMIC spoke to victims, offender managers, investigat
  
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• Police appeal after cash stolen from 80-year-old man

  15-12-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information after an elderly man had money stolen from him by fraudsters in Smethwick.The theft happened at Aldi on Bearwood Road after the 80-year-old man had withdrawn £300 from a nearby cashpoint.
  
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• New Deputy Chief Constable appointed

  15-12-2015 00:00
  West Midlands Police has announced that Louisa Rolfe has been appointed Deputy Chief Constable.Mrs Rolfe, who is currently Temporary Deputy Chief Constable at Avon and Somerset Police, is expected to take up the position early in 2016.
  
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• Four arrested during early hours superstore raid

  15-12-2015 00:00
  Four armed robbery suspects were arrested by West Midlands Police moments after they stormed a 24-7 superstore in the early hours of this morning (Tues 15 Dec).Officers intercepted the gang – who wore tights over their faces – as they ran into ASDA in Darlaston at 4.30am and began threatening staff with a wrench and crowbar.
  
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• Cousins jailed for Quinton convenience store raid

  15-12-2015 00:00
  Two cousins have been jailed for eight years after robbing a Quinton convenience store at knifepoint.Dwaine Keane, aged 33 from Lower Higley Close, Quinton, threatened staff in the Co-op on Quinton Road West around 7pm on Sunday 11 October with a kitchen knife and demanded they open the till. 
  
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• £250k+ seized from key members of John Anslow’s drugs gang

  15-12-2015 00:00
  Police have seized more than a quarter of a million pounds worth of assets from a couple who were part of notorious Black Country criminal John Anslow’s drugs gang.The confiscation proceedings centred on David Harrison, from Bilston, who is currently serving life in prison for the murder of Richard Deakin in Staffordshire five years ago.
  
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